nymph vs dryad
dryad vs nymphnymph and dryad both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nymph | Yes | No | No | No |
| dryad | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
dryad is a hyponym of
nymph; that is, dryad is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
nymph:
- nymph: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
- dryad: a deity or nymph of the woods
Other hyponyms of nymph include
Echo, Atlantides, Hesperides, Hyades, Oread, Pleiades, Asterope, Sterope, water nymph, Daphne, wood nymph, Salmacis.
| nymph (noun) | dryad (noun) |
|---|---|
| a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | a deity or nymph of the woods |
| (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden | |
| a voluptuously beautiful young woman |
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